2,237 first-hand accounts of flood events in Arkansas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
It was a perfect setup for flooding heading into mid-February. The ground was wet (and could not hold much additional water) following six straight months of above average precipitation. Rivers were running high.
Read the full account →It was a perfect setup for flooding heading into mid-February. The ground was wet (and could not hold much additional water) following six straight months of above average precipitation. Rivers were running high.
Read the full account →It was a perfect setup for flooding heading into mid-February. The ground was wet (and could not hold much additional water) following six straight months of above average precipitation. Rivers were running high.
Read the full account →Rain was heavy at times on the 19th, and there were hit and miss thunderstorms as well. There was no severe weather, but there was plenty of lightning. During the evening, an employee at Little Rock National Airport (Pulaski County) was struck by lightning while loading a plane.
Read the full account →It warmed up again by the 22nd and there was rain in the forecast. Temperatures climbed into the 50s to lower 60s. Readings were above average, which was nothing new.
Read the full account →It warmed up again by the 22nd and there was rain in the forecast. Temperatures climbed into the 50s to lower 60s. Readings were above average, which was nothing new.
Read the full account →A persistently, active weather pattern, consisting of a deep trough over the western U. S. and ridging along the Gulf Coast and southeastern U. S., set the stage for numerous rounds of rainfall across the Southern Plains from mid May through early June.
Read the full account →A persistently, active weather pattern, consisting of a deep trough over the western U. S. and ridging along the Gulf Coast and southeastern U. S., set the stage for numerous rounds of rainfall across the Southern Plains from mid May through early June.
Read the full account →A persistently, active weather pattern, consisting of a deep trough over the western U. S. and ridging along the Gulf Coast and southeastern U. S., set the stage for numerous rounds of rainfall across the Southern Plains from mid May through early June.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas from the afternoon of June 22nd through the early morning hours of the 24th, as a cold front approached the area from the west. The strongest storms produced damaging wind.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas from the afternoon of June 22nd through the early morning hours of the 24th, as a cold front approached the area from the west. The strongest storms produced damaging wind.
Read the full account →Heavy rain in northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, and southeast Kansas brought record flooding to the Arkansas River. As June began, it was all about the Arkansas River.
Read the full account →Heavy rain in northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, and southeast Kansas brought record flooding to the Arkansas River. As June began, it was all about the Arkansas River.
Read the full account →Heavy rain in northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, and southeast Kansas brought record flooding to the Arkansas River. As June began, it was all about the Arkansas River.
Read the full account →Heavy rain in northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, and southeast Kansas brought record flooding to the Arkansas River. As June began, it was all about the Arkansas River.
Read the full account →Heavy rain in northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, and southeast Kansas brought record flooding to the Arkansas River. As June began, it was all about the Arkansas River.
Read the full account →Heavy rain in northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, and southeast Kansas brought record flooding to the Arkansas River. As June began, it was all about the Arkansas River.
Read the full account →A persistently, active weather pattern, consisting of a deep trough over the western U. S. and ridging along the Gulf Coast and southeastern U. S., set the stage for numerous rounds of rainfall across the Southern Plains from May 18th through the end of the month.
Read the full account →A persistently, active weather pattern, consisting of a deep trough over the western U. S. and ridging along the Gulf Coast and southeastern U. S., set the stage for numerous rounds of rainfall across the Southern Plains from May 18th through the end of the month.
Read the full account →A persistently, active weather pattern, consisting of a deep trough over the western U. S. and ridging along the Gulf Coast and southeastern U. S., set the stage for numerous rounds of rainfall across the Southern Plains from May 18th through the end of the month.
Read the full account →There was one more episode of heavy rain on the 29th/30th. One to three inch amounts were tallied in a narrow swath from Texarkana (Miller County) to Little Rock (Pulaski County) and West Memphis (Crittenden County). This led to flooding on the Cache River.
Read the full account →It was a perfect setup for flooding heading into mid-February. The ground was wet (and could not hold much additional water) following six straight months of above average precipitation. Rivers were running high.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of the 6th across central and eastern Oklahoma, and became more widespread and intense during the evening and overnight.
Read the full account →Heavy rain brought flooding to rivers in northeast Arkansas in mid November. ||In the twenty four hour period ending at 700 pm CST on the 7th, 2.95 inches of liquid fell at Harrison (Boone County), with 2.86 inches at Mountain Home (Baxter County), 2.43 inches at Mount Ida…
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